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Racing Toward Armageddon: The Three Great Religions and the Plot to End the World Hardcover – September 1, 2009

by Michael Baigent (Author)

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In Racing Toward Armageddon, Michael Baigent, the New York Times bestselling author of The Jesus Papers and Holy Blood, Holy Grail, exposes the conspiracy of religious extremists in the Holy Land and their efforts to bring about the end of the world in our lifetime. Baigent expose the many diverse, public, and clandestine figures who are driving this perilous messianic message forward, and poses a pressing question: can we really afford to remain oblivious much longer?

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As in his previous books (Holy Blood, Holy Grail; The Jesus Papers), Baigent tries to uncover the dark forceshiding in the shadows of religion and ferret out fundamentalists whose dogmatism often turns to violence. Focusing on the end times, he warns that powerful fundamentalist sects in Christianity, Judaism and Islam are working to bring about the battle of Armageddon, when the forces of darkness will be destroyed by the Messiah, who will then bring about a new reign. All three groups want Jerusalem, where each lays claim to a physical spot, the Dome of the Rock, as a sacred place in its history; all three want a state in which politics are subservient to religion. Baigent makes the same mistake that the fundamentalists make when reading the book of Revelation. It is not a book of prophecy and manual for frightening sinners back into the fold; it is apocalyptic literature that uses symbols as secret codes for the state of affairs in the lives of first- and second-century Christians, offering them hope for escaping from their plights. Regrettably, Baigent's well-intentioned exposé turns out to be little more than a screed against fundamentalism that is based on a misreading of his central text. (Sept.)
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Will current generations live to see Armageddon?
Are there really sinister forces at work, encouraging its imminent arrival? If so, who exactly are they?

In his latest investigative book Michael Baigent takes us to the assembly hall of the UN, the boardrooms of major businesses and powerful lobbying groups, the cabinet meetings of world leaders, the ranches of cattle breeders, the churches of the faithful, and the narrow winding streets of modern Jerusalem, revealing to us the many diverse, public, and clandestine figures behind a perilous messianic agenda.

By unveiling truly bizarre alliances, revisiting centuries-old ghostly events still haunting the birthplaces of religion, unraveling complex threads of history to discern the difference between myth and prophecy, and providing a thorough explication of the religious texts underlying all of this madness in the context of the times in which they were written, Baigent presents a very different view of the past, present, and future than that perpetuated by many loose interpretations of scripture.

What are faith force multipliers? Which members of the U.S. military top brass have fought to employ them? Which world leader belongs to a secret messianic society called the Hojjatieh? What is the Chalcedon Foundation? And what is the correlation between its tenets, those of sharia law, and the fulfillment of end-time prophecies?

The answers to these questions and others will intrigue, mystify, and enrage you, whether you're a person of faith or a staunch secularist. But the author's goal is not simply to shock the reader—it is to help diffuse the time bomb that has been set by the hard-liners of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In the end, Baigent asks these questions to deliver an urgent message: that spiritual yearning is actually a deep and personal issue of awareness, one that can bring hope and tolerance to the world, rather than the self-superiority and control that are born of fear and conflict.

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Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: HarperOne; English Language edition (September 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061363189
ISBN-13: 978-0061363184
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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More pertinent today than when the book was written 10 years ago

ByVictor E. Smithon June 2, 2017

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Michael Baigent, with or without his co-authors, is a master overthe subjects about which he writes, normally something on contemporary religions and their misrepresentations, which have consequences out of proportion to their desserts. Racing Toward Armageddon, written in 2007, is more relevant today, 2017, than it was 10 years ago. If Baigent is correct, and one or all three of the world's Abrahamic religions are betting on winning the lottery for the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, we are indeed in big trouble given the events of the past decade and the way the world was turned sideways--and not by accident--with the American election of 2016.

He is likely not correct in all counts in his predictions--and I would have liked to see more facts behind some of his conclusions, thus only the four stars--but he only has to be 1/3 correct to have the situation in the Middle East boil over into a cataclysm for the entire planet. His solution--stop the religious infighting and embrace the core spirituality at the heart of all three traditions--is as self-evident as it is unlikely to be attempted. Still it is admirable that he puts it out there. Perhaps after most else has failed, we will give the route that benefits all rather than just some (or in this case, none) a try.

Highly recommended for those concerned with the negative vector of religious fundamentalism in the world today, and, according to Baigent, everyone ought to be.

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Beware of the red heifer!

ByDave SchwinghammerVINE VOICEon July 26, 2010

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If the name Michael Baigent sounds familiar, it's because he wrote HOLY BLOOD, HOLY GRAIL in collaboration with Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh. Dan Brown's blockbuster novel, THE DAVINCI CODE was based on that work. Baigent and Leigh unsuccessfully sued.

RACING TOWARD ARMAGEDDON maintains that some of the more radical members of the three Abrahamic religions are doing their best to make Armageddon happen sooner rather than later.

Baigent starts with an anecdote about the Red Heifer. In Old Testament times, anyone who touched a dead person (just about everybody) was considered unclean. He had to be cleansed with the ashes of a perfect red heifer (no white or black hairs) in order to be allowed into the temple. Christian fundamentalists predict that when the third temple is built, Jesus will return. Some Jewish rabbis want to blow up the Islamic mosques presently occupying the temple mount. But they can't walk across the mount unless they are cleansed. Problem: there are no perfect red heifers. Not that Christian fundamentalists aren't trying. An Alabama breeder is currently trying to breed the perfect red heifer.

After the red heifer story, Baigent turns to an analysis of Revelation. He maintains that author John of Patmos was talking about Rome, that it was symbolic, that even John says it was symbolic, that John expected Christ's return in his lifetime, and that many church fathers were reluctant to include Revelation in the New Testament and didn't until well into the fifth century.

There's also a chapter on Jerry Falwell, which gives Baigent a chance to introduce other worthies such as Michael Farris of the Home School Legal Defense Association; Rousas Rushdoony of the Chalcedon Foundation, a group dedicated to the promotion of Christian Reconstruction and a US theocracy; and "Scary Gary" North, who endorses stoning for such offenses as adultery. Throw in Tim LaHaye, Holland Coors, Oliver North, and Major-General John K. Singlaub and you've got yourself a grand conspiracy working toward a Christian theocratic government in the United States.
Baigent asks the reasonable question: "How is such a program of a theocratic empire under biblical law different from the Islamic fundamentalist's demand for a worldwide caliphate and the introduction of sharia law?"

Radical moslems also believe in a final battle between the Christians and the Jews on one side and Islam on the other, only they foresee a nuclear confrontation and a victory for their side. They also believe in a messiah whom they call the Mahdi, a caliph who disappeared in the ninth century.

Baigent solution for all of this is to turn to spirituality: the Sufi Moslems disdain political involvement; the Jewish Kabala and Hermetic Philosophy also meet Baigent's specifications.

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Five Stars

ByYVONNEon September 2, 2016

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Great book. Recommend all should read.

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Five Stars

ByDr. Dennyon January 27, 2016

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More fine writing by Baigent

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Five Stars

Bybill nickelon November 9, 2015

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Good read

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Surprise surprise a new view on the middle east

ByKaren Ashleyon June 17, 2012

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What is so amazing about Michael Baigent's take on the politics of the middle east is that he does so from an academic simply trying to get the facts smothered in private interests from two millenia. And very professional he was about it. He name drops other academic giants on his digs and in such a conversational manner you find yourself there among the pottery shards and the goat skin parchment. His dialog on interaction with government officials and locals alike is an education in itself, but his summary which calls to attention the reason for the title offers the reader a way to survive in a mad mad world. Wish he hadn't had to have a liver transplant to be such a genius. Hope he recovers, or goes on to better things.

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Great book

ByJeffrey P. Appelon January 17, 2011

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I loved this book as much as The Inquisition.Baigent has a great writing style and insight into mans` relationship with religion, and how dangerous/damaging it can be when fundamentalists interpret a book or incident to suit their own agenda.Well worth the money and packed with useful tid bits of info.

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Terrorist in robes and suits

ByDaveon June 28, 2014

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This book was recommended to me by a friend who looks upon religion like I do: as an enemy of logic. A fairy tale that for some reason attracts certain people. It is a scary book one that will have you questioning the ability of our species to survive the onslaught of these morons.